Geni (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eugenio Suárez Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Avilés | |||
| Oviedo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Oviedo B | 42 | (1) |
| 1999–2003 | Oviedo | 89 | (17) |
| 2003–2006 | Rayo Vallecano | 100 | (26) |
| 2006–2009 | Jaén | 108 | (27) |
| 2009–2012 | Alavés | 102 | (21) |
| 2012–2015 | Avilés | 97 | (11) |
| 2015–2017 | Marino | 35 | (11) |
| Total | 573 | (114) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eugenio Suárez Santos (born 4 February 1980), known as Geni, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Born in Gijón, Asturias, Geni emerged through neighbours Real Oviedo's youth system, making his first-team debut not yet aged 19 as the club was then in La Liga.[1] Definitely promoted to the main squad in 2000, he would see them drop two tiers in only two years.[2]
Geni then moved to Rayo Vallecano of Segunda División, playing 30 total games without scoring in his first season, which ended in another relegation,[3] and leaving in 2006 to another side in the Segunda División B, Real Jaén, where he appeared and scored regularly.[4]
In summer 2009, Geni signed for Deportivo Alavés, with the Basques in division three.[4] He continued competing there until the end of the 2014–15 campaign, also representing Real Avilés CF.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Geni's younger brother, Alberto, was also a footballer. He spent the vast majority of his career in the third tier.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "El Carlos Tartiere es un seguro frente al Numancia" [The Carlos Tartiere an insurance against Numancia]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Geni: "Si me pagan, me quedo encantado"" [Geni: "If they pay me, I'll stay with a smile on my face"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 26 June 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Menor, Santy (3 April 2013). "«En el Rayo disfruté del fútbol y pasé grandes años»" ["At Rayo I enjoyed football and I had some great years"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b Contreras, Miguel Ángel (31 July 2009). "Geni ya es Historia" [Geni is already History]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Rodríguez Sirgo, Javier (7 July 2015). "Geni se compromete con el Marino" [Geni commits to Marino]. Asturias Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Chico, Fernando (13 August 2008). "Alberto Suárez, nuevo refuerzo para la delantera del Real Jaén" [Alberto Suárez, new addition for Real Jaén forward lines]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2017.